Even the ministers are as frustrated as common man when it comes to pollution and dirt control in India. Its easy to say that Indian cities are not clean, they are very polluted, etc., but what are we doing for that. Certain strict measures should be taken immediately so that our environment is saved which results in good health for the people in the future. Even every citizen should do his part in saving their cities from dirt and pollution.
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Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, known for courting controversy and making candid remarks, on Friday said if there was a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it.
Our cities are the dirtiest cities of the world. If there is a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India will win it, no doubt,he said at a function to release a report "Green India 2047" by The Energy Research Institute (TERI).
The minister was talking in reference to poor facilities for disposing municipal waste in a majority of Indian cities.
I think our cities have the dubious distinction of being the dirtiest cities in the world. There is no doubt about it. But if there is a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India will win it hands down. There is no competition for that and we have to do something dramatic on municipal solid waste, Ramesh said.
The report he released states that unclean air and water could be responsible for the death of eight lakh people every year in the country.
Our limited analysis suggests that unclean air and water may be taking a toll in terms of over eight lakh deaths in the country each year and morbidity costs amounting to 3.6% of GDP, the report said.
R K Pachauri, head of TERI and chairman of the Nobel-winning UN IPCC said, It is important for every sector and every section of society to understand that protecting the environment is not a luxury. Its an intimate part of promoting the economic welfare of people.
He added that about 45% of the population did not have access to safe drinking water and the air quality was poor in most Indian cities.
Source: Times Of India, 21 November 2009
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there is no point blaming anyone other than ourselves for the degrading conditions of our cities wrt cleanliness... I have seen people spitting onto roads from moving buses, not bothering about fellow passengers/ other people on road. also most of the roads stink of urine as people consider roadsides as urinals... and the open drains as big as canals through the cities makes it the best place to dump plastic waste! Also the mall stairs becomes the favourite place for people to spit pan.(that too right where it says "Please donot spit here" I wonder where the minimum quality of cleanliness has gone for the people of our country.. these are just basic stuff that i have seen in cities.. but the list is huge... and the funniest part is if u go to villages u will feel the people there are far better than the city ppl in regards to cleanliness, character, and in everything that a human should possess.
ReplyDeleteYeah it should come from within people..that we should be clean, our place should be clean and healthy and so on..If every person start feeling this, our country will be a better one.,i agree people blame on municipal and government for this but unless and until we learn to be keep our surrounding clean its not going to help anyone.
ReplyDeleteIn many of the foreign countries people follow the basic rules to keep their cities clean like not spitting anywhere, using dustbins to dispose waste,etc..
Its never late, people in India should also start following such basic rules..For this to happen the government should construct more toilets in every area place, place the dustbins and spitting pots everywhere.. and fine should be imposed on the people for not using them..